Multi-scale patterns of human activity and the incidence of an exotic forest pathogen

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 766-776

  Cushman, J Hall ^a   Meentemeyer, Ross K ^b  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease incidence; Exotic forest pathogen; Foliar and canker hosts; Human activity; Phytophthora ramorum; Sudden Oak Death

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LAURUS NOBILIS; LITHOCARPUS DENSIFLORUS; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM; QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA; UMBELLULARIA; UMBELLULARIA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 44949177700     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01376.x     Document Type: Article

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